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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    I hove picked a station ID but I also need to know what the weather underground API Key to fill in this line of code " https://api.weather.com/v2/pws/observations/current?stationId=* Your PW Station ID&format=json&units=e&apiKey=Your WU API Key*" Micheal_N_Blackwell responded as follows: "the...
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    What if I don't have a personal weather station? Thanks.
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    In my first reply when I posted the reply the posting process changed a number or things I wrote, so I am going to repost it again and hope it leaves it alone this time. I am having trouble understanding what values to put in the following line. $UrlWU =...
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    In the previous post it put a link to Weather Underground, but I pasted the link to the actual station ID The station ID is KFLWINTE954. I couldn't figure out how to edit the post so am replying instead. Thanks again.
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    I am having trouble understanding what values to put in the following line. $UrlWU = "https://api.weather.com/v2/pws/observations/current?stationId=*Your PW Station ID&format=json&units=e&apiKey=Your WU API Key*" The station I want to connect to is...
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    Installing two new cameras and somehow screwed up BI

    Thanks. I will look into that. I appreciate your help
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    Installing two new cameras and somehow screwed up BI

    samplenhold and wittaj thanks for the quick and detailed response. First, I am not experiencing any issue with my existing Hikvision camera to warrant upgrading it to the latest firmware. As a mater of fact, I like that firmware better, because when I go through the web interface it allows me...
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    Installing two new cameras and somehow screwed up BI

    I am running BI version 5 and have been since right after i first came out. Up until now I have only had one camera, a Hikvision DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 PTZ,, and everything has been working fine. I have just added another Hikvision like the original one as well as a Dahua N43AM5Z smart camera that...
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    Hikvision Camera arbitrarily changed its presets

    Yesterday, my Hikvision DS-2DE1A404IW-DE3 just decided to change its presets in the middle of the day. and I can't figure out what to do to fix it. First let me say that I have been running this system with Blue Iris since 2019 I believe and don't change any settings unless something goes hay...
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    Detecting remote PC hang up

    Can you provide instructions on how to set this up? How do I set up the text message or email, specifically the email address or phone number? Do I set it up on the remote machine or my local machine. Thank you for you help on this. I got it working and it is precisely what I was looking for...
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    Detecting remote PC hang up

    I am running BI on a dedicated desk top computer at my normal winter home. However, I am not there this year due to Covid 19. Periodically the PC hangs up and I have to remotely power it down and repower it to get it running again. I use a smart plug to accomplish that task. The problem is...
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    How to automatically reposition camera to home preset

    Thank you. Got it to work, Appreciate the help
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    How to automatically reposition camera to home preset

    Thanks. Unfortunately it is at my winter home. I will look for a copy online.
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    How to automatically reposition camera to home preset

    I had before and have checked it again. The camera is a Hikvision DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3. It is possible that I am just looking in the wrong place.
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    How to automatically reposition camera to home preset

    I have a camera that has 5 presets. Normally the camera is set to monitor preset 1 where I have zones set up. I have this camera at my winter home and monitor using Blue Iris from my summer home, I use the other presets to just look around my property and the zones I have set up are...
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    Watch Dog Issue

    I have had BI Tools running on this machine before, but today I reloaded window10 so have reinstalled BI Tools and every time I click the enable box for Watch Dog Program monitor and BI is not running I get an error #0. I have checked the BI Path and everything appears to be correct. Any help...
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    End of my rope on network issue

    Here's where I am at this point. All indications to me were that this was not a network issue and instead was a windows issue. So, getting no other input I decided to reinstall windows on the dedicated machine. This also required reinstalling Blue Iris as well. In Blue Iris I set my camera back...
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    End of my rope on network issue

    The Arris SSID is SBG6900AC-CCAAD and the extender is SBG6900AC-CCAAD-2GEXT. The extender is configured as an extender not an access point. The only thing connected to the extender is the hardwired POE Switch. Nothing is connected to it wirelessly. As I have said before a laptop and the phone...
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    End of my rope on network issue

    I have updated the earlier posted diagram. All computers can successfully ping the camera, but the one cannot connect to it
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    End of my rope on network issue

    I am in a mobile home and the camera is attached to a shed, the router is in a bedroom, and the computer is in a florida room with concrete slab floor, so no easy access for running cables between devices, It has been working fine since October and I can access the camera fine from another...
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    End of my rope on network issue

    Static IP Address
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    End of my rope on network issue

    Here is the updated network diagram
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    End of my rope on network issue

    I have been successfully using one ethernet Hikvision PTZ mini dome camera interfacing to a dedicated computer running Blue Iris 5 undder Windows 10 Pro since October 2019. My configuration is an Arris Cable modem wireless router combo with the dedicated computer attached to the network...
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    Managing Blue Iris remotely

    I have spent more time this morning with AnyDesk and now it is working perfectly so am going with it, I am not sure what I did wrong in the setup the first time, but now find it works perfectly over the internet, but not so well on the local network (go figure). I don't need it over the local...
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    Managing Blue Iris remotely

    I wanted to update everyone with my current status. As recommended, I have turned off auto updates on bothe BI and BI tools. I have ordered another WIFI smart switch to be able to retart a stuck machine. I have also installed Ultra VMC server onn the BI machine and UltraVMC viewer on my laptop...
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    Managing Blue Iris remotely

    I am using the Samsung WIFI Smart Things plug ( the rectangular one, not the round one. It is controlled by an ap on my phone. Very slick and easy to use. Less than $20.
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    Managing Blue Iris remotely

    Thanks for the reply. I already have the computer configured to restart after power failure and that's why I also thought that a wifi switch was a good option. Thanks
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    Managing Blue Iris remotely

    I am running BI v5 and an BI tools on a dedicated box in my winter home controlling cameras there. Currently I am at my winter home and yesterday I was notified of an update and had to respond to allow the update. I wasn't monitoring the system at the time, so this dialog just stayed active on...
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